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of School Library Leadershipand Advocacy
1974-2014September 2014 Volume LII, No. I
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Dear SCASL Members,
Welcome back for another school year! I hope your summer activities revitalized you and I know you have exciting plans for the students and teachers in your schools. This will be a great year for SCASL with exciting challenges and celebrations.
Your SCASL Board of Directors met this year on July 17th and 18th for our annual leadership retreat. It was a wonderful time of making connections and finding out the specifics of our roles and responsibilities of service. We had time for our board members to be trained on
editing our SCASL MemberClicks website, so you can expect to find useful and current information for each committee on our site. Kathy Sutusky shared the initial results of Phase One of our Keith Curry Lance study which we will be sharing with you and our stakeholders as soon as all needed input is received.
Here are the goals I have for this year:
1. Promoting and publicizing the results of the SC School Library Impact Study with Keith Curry Lance as principal investigator
2. Increasing involvement of school librarians all over the state with SCASL
3. Maintaining a dynamic and user friendly SCASL web presence using MemberClicks
4. Celebrating our 40th Anniversary year
To achieve these goals we need everyone’s help, so please consider volunteering for one of our committees at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TJG8W5F or emailing the committee chair directly.
We are continuing our SCASL Mini-Grant Program that will provide 5 applicants with $250.00 to present at a South Carolina content-related conference. This will be an excellent advocacy promotion. Please check out page 12 for more information.
I am looking forward to our annual conference March 11-13, 2015, at the Columbia Convention Center, “Everyday Heroes.” Jennifer Tazerouti, our President-Elect, has been working feverishly with her committee to make our 40th anniversary conference a great experience for everyone.
Have a great year!
Diana T. CarrSCASL President 2014-2015
Media Center MessengerSeptember 2014
Volume LII, No. 1
A Quarterly Publication of the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL)
SCASL Mission Statement:The South Carolina Association of School Librarians advocates professional excellence, facilitates collaboration, and develops leadership to ensure that school library media programs are integral to teaching and learning in every South Carolina school.
This issue can be found online and in a printed version. Future issues for this volume will be available online only and are available to members atwww.scasl.net. The membership application can be found on page 27 of this issue.
Keep In Touch:SCASLPO Box 2442Columbia, SC 29202www.scasl.net
To subscribe to the SCASL Listserv:Email address: [email protected]: leave blankMessage: SubscribeSCASL-LSYour First Name Your Last Name
Submission Guidelines:The SCASL Editorial Committee welcomes articles of interest to our profession, including photographs. Articles should be 250 to 1,000 words and can be emailed to Angela Enlow at [email protected].
Proudly Printed in South Carolina by:Professional PrintersWest Columbia, SC
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IntellectualFreedomAward 2015The Intellectual Freedom Committee is calling for nominations for the 2015 Intellectual Freedom Award.
Do you know a school librarian that uses innovative or creative programming to raise awareness of students? First Amendment rights? Do you know a school librarian that has boldly opposed censorship in their school library media center, public library, or community? Do you know a school librarian that promotes intellectual freedom through quality library media center programming?
If so, recognize this individual by nominating her/him for the 2015 SC Intellectual Freedom Award. To nominate an individual, please include the following information:
• Your name, title, school, email and phone number.• Nominee’s name, title, school, email and phone number.• Why does this nominee qualify for the award? (be sure to include details of related programs, services and advocacy)
The winner of this award receives the general adulation of her/his peers as well as a cash prize!
Nominations must be submitted by February 1, 2015.Send nominations via email to Lorena Swetnam: [email protected]
www.scasl.net
Last fall, SCASL launched its new website with at http://scasl.net. This year the IT committee is continuing to promote the many features of the website and will be sponsoring a contest throughout the fall and winter. Each month (September through February) the names of the 5 most active users of the SCASL website will be entered into a drawing. At the conference, we will draw a winner who will receive a $25 Amazon gift card to compliment all of the information they have gained from utilizing our website. (The top 5 active users will be determined by actual use of forums, circles, etc and not just by number of logins. By the time of the drawing, there will be 30 names entered. Names may be entered into the drawing multiple times for different months if the member is consistently active on the website; therefore the more active you are for a long period of time, the better your chance of winning!) When you are exploring the website, make sure that you check out all of our forums including ones for Book Awards, Lesson Plans, and Conference! Don’t forget to join in on a Circle or two to get involved in a professional learning community that focuses on just the right topic for you.
The 2014-2015 Information Technology Committee includes Linda Estrich, Karen Rogers, Anne Lemieux, and is chaired by Heather Thore. We are still looking for a couple more volunteers. If you are interested, complete the Volunteer Form on the website, or email the Chair at [email protected].
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ContentsLetter from The PresidentDiana Carr
INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AWARD
Best Websites for Teaching and LearningCathy Nelson Dr. Heather Moorefield Lang
Donna Jean Miller, LMS - Writing as DJ MillerDonna Jean Miller
The Importance of Media Clerks to the LibraryAngela Hendricks
Have you ever wondered how the titles are chosen to become a South Carolina Book Award Nominee?Pat Wilcox
Where is Your Heartbeat?Keith Price
2014 - 2015 SCASL CONFERENCE PRESENTATION MINI-GRANT
Making a DifferenceKitt Lisenby
Novice No MoreSusan Dicey
Banned Books WeekLorena Swetnam
ALA UpdateDiana Carr
NOMINATE A SUPERHERO
REGIONAL NEWS
SCASL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR
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See pages 16-17 for more information.
SAVE THE DATEMarch 11-13, 2015
Columbia, SC
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OFFICERS/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Diana Carr, [email protected]
Jennifer Tazerouti, [email protected]
Andi Fansher, [email protected]
Gloria Coleman, [email protected]
Anne Lemieux, IMMEDIATE PAST [email protected]
Cathy Nelson, REGIONAL NETWORK [email protected]
STANDING COMMITTEES: Sherry Shewmaker, [email protected]
Jennifer Lanier, ARCHIVES & [email protected]
Camellia Harris, [email protected]
Vashti Summerfield, [email protected]
Pat Wilcox, BOOK [email protected]
Susan McNair, [email protected]
Angie Enlow, [email protected]
Heather Thore, INFORMATION [email protected]
Lorena Swetnam, INTELLECTUAL [email protected]
Samantha McManus, [email protected]
Leigh Jordan, PRE-SERVICE [email protected]
Dawn James, PUBLIC [email protected]
Ida Thompson, STANDARDS & [email protected]
SECTIONS:
Irish Anderson, [email protected]
Kathy Sutusky, RETIRED LIBRARY MEDIA [email protected]
Jennifer Falvey, SPECIAL PUBLIC/[email protected]
Donna Hagen, [email protected]
LIAISONS: Regina Thurmond, SC DOE [email protected]
Jenny Dilworth, SC LIBRARY [email protected]
Karen Gavigan, USC – [email protected]
Kathy Sutusky, PRESIDENTIAL [email protected]
SCASL EXECUTIVE SECRETARY:
Diane [email protected]
SCASL Mailing Address:
PO Box 2442, Columbia, SC 29202
SCASL Phone & Fax: 803.492.3025
2014-15 Board of Directors:
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Best Websites for Teaching & LearningCathy Nelson, Dorman High School, AASL Committee MemberDr. Heather Moorefield Lang, USC-SLIS, AASL Committee Chair
The American Association of School Librarian Best Websites for Teaching and Learning Committee produces a list of recognized websites every year, saving the announcement for the annual ALA conference. The committee, after completing its sixth year, presented our 150th site at ALA Annual in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 28th. Everyone on the Best Websites Committee worked hard throughout the year and was really excited to share this year’s list. We have a great list for 2014 full of strong online tools in the categories of Media Sharing, Digital Storytelling, Social Networking and Communication, and more.
Serving on this committee not only lets committee members who are school librarians working on the frontlines vet websites as having merit, the committee also provides tips, tricks, and ways to use the winning sites in a teaching context through blog posts over at the AASL Blog (http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/.) Our committee is super excited to offer up new ideas and sites. As always if there is ever a Best Websites online tool that you would like for us to consider for the annual list, just nominate it. Be sure to check out our website: http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-websites to see all of the new sites, resources, presentations, and freebies, as well as previous years’ lists and assorted resources.
Nominate your favorite site today:http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-websites/nom
AASL Releases the 2014 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning.
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A new school year, a new adventure for me! This year, instead of opening the Fort Dorchester High School library, I am pursuing my dream of a writing career.Writing and books have always been a part of my life; I worked in the school library in both high school and college. Most of my poems and short stories are still in the cedar hope chest made for my 16th birthday by my brother and his friends. In college, however, an Arkansas State University professor urged me to submit some short stories to various journals, which resulted in prompt rejection letters. Writing went on the back burner while I completed my Bachelors of English Literature in 1992 and then took time off to be a “stay at home mom” in Jacksonville, Florida.Next came a few years in Keflavik, Iceland, where I spent a lot of time reading. I convinced myself to go to library school when I moved back to
the states – after all, I always enjoyed books, and libraries were almost a second home. In 2000 I received my Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina, and then worked for a couple of years as a high school librarian in Colleton County. After a few years in Spain, I returned to South Carolina in 2004 to stay. For the next six years I worked as an elementary and high school librarian in Colleton County; then I transferred to a high school library position in Dorchester County for four years.During the last few years, I began to do ghost writing on the side. It was just little things, like travel brochures, but I discovered that it was a lot of fun! That was when my dream began reawakening and I thought, “Why not write books? After all, I love books,
and I love giving people books that they love!”Armed with inspiration I wrote my first book, One More Stuffed Animal!, on a legal pad while monitoring exams at the end of the 2013-14 school year. Bubbling with excitement, I sent the manuscript off to four literary agents the very next day. In doing so, I learned a lot very quickly, such as: some literary agents are very touchy about what you say to them and it makes them mad when you say you wrote a book in one day (lesson learned). Some agents
are very honest and tell you to give up sending out books if you haven’t networked or published anything yet, unless you enjoy playing the lottery. Some agents just don’t respond at all.I decided to look for other ways to get my book out to people. In searching I found that using a vanity press (where you pay someone to format your book, illustrate it, and print copies that you can sell or give away) is too expensive. There are also small and independent presses that can either serve as vanity presses (if you can afford it) or simply be your printing press (if you want to do all the work yourself). Writers taking the second option can market their own books which are then “POD” - printed on demand.I realized that if I were willing to do the work, I could publish a book at virtually no cost! Lots of “indie
“Why not write books? After all, I love books, and I love giving people books that they love!”
Donna Jean Miller, LMS -Writing as DJ Miller
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authors” (authors who use these independent presses) have become famous and also made a lot of money. As well, successful indie authors are much more likely to get picked up by a literary agent, and I understood this made my chances of winning that lottery a lot better.When I published my first two books, I spent about two weeks on the publication process for each, serving as my own managing editor, developmental editor, line editor, copy editor, integrity editor, and production editor. Luckily for me, family members were in a position to assist me with some of these functions; otherwise it would have taken much longer.Then I sold books, mostly to friends and family, and learned that the more
I market my books, the more books I sell. As a new author, the key to success with book sales is based largely on how much time you put into marketing. To help with marketing, I created my own publishing company to create a brand for my books and for any books my family members would like for me to publish. Then, something unexpected happened; three people outside my family asked me to help publish their books. I realized that lots of people have books that they would like to publish but do not have the time and/or skills to do it themselves. As well, most of them don’t want to pay the outrageous prices that vanity presses charge. By helping them I can supplement my income while I wait to get discovered.
So that is my goal: to write and publish a lot of books, improve my skills and increase my sales so that I can win the literary agent lottery. I am currently working on an elementary level chapter book, Penguins in the Basement. All of this is going to take a lot of work, but I know that this is going to be one of the most exciting adventures of my life! My books are available on Amazon in print, some also in Kindle format, and autographed copies can be purchased on my website at www.marshviewpublishing.com. There is also a free video and eBook available on the website. Follow me on Facebook to stay up to date: www.facebook.com/djmillerbooks/
the only face the students see when they walk through the library doors and therefore I feel that I am a very important part of the library.
and under three different principals. Each of them face the task at hand in their own unique way. Some feel the clerk should only run the check-out desk, copy papers and shelve books. Other part-time media specialists have their entire schedules filled with classes and have no option but to count on their clerk to manage the library.Even in these difficult times, with the work load more than I anticipated, I enjoy my job. I want my students to get the most out of their school library. This is the place where they will develop a love of learning, an appreciation for good books, and reference skills that will carry them throughout their school years and life. Anything I can do to enrich this experience for them is a sacrifice I am willing to make. Many days I am
In this day and time of budget cuts and part-time media specialists, media clerks have become even more important to the library. In years past, a master’s degree has been required to do the job that is now being done by a paraprofessional in many schools across our nation. In some situations the media clerk is filling the position part-time to supplement for the part-time media specialist and in other schools they are the only employee in the library.We all know that there is a lot more to running a library than just checking out books. When reading the job description of a media clerk it states that you will assist the media specialist in many different areas but sometimes we find ourselves standing alone. In my career, I have worked with five different media specialists
The Importance of Media Clerksto the Library
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Angela Hendricks, 2014 SCASL Paraprofessional of the Year
Have you ever wondered how the titles are chosen to become a South Carolina Book Award Nominee? Pat WilcoxLibrary Media SpecialistSCASL Book Award Committee Chair
Since 1976, beginning with the Children’s division, the South Carolina Book Awards have been selected by members of the SCASL Book Award Committee. Additional committees were added through the years ending with the Picture Book Committee in 2003. Committee members spend many hours selecting titles from journal book reviews. The variety of titles chosen try to provide a variety of genres and levels within each division. Once the consideration lists have been finalized, the reading begins. The lists are winnowed down to 20 nominees. Then the decision is out of the committee’s hands and into the hands of our South Carolina students who vote for the winners of the South Carolina Book awards.Committee members are already in the process of reading through their levels’ consideration lists preparing for the date when our students can begin voting.
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Where can you find the “heartbeat”
in your school? Some may say it’s found in the halls.
Others may say it is in the gym or the football field. Others may say it’s in the performance hall or auditorium. For me, I have always thought that the “pulse” of a school should be found in the school library or media center.Long gone are the days where students are shushed when they walk in to the media center and are told to keep quiet. Today, the media center is used for a variety of collaborative and creative brainstorming sessions between and among students. Faculty and staff are often observed working alongside students in an attempt to help them explore new ways of researching information or creating multimedia presentations. In many cases, it is the adults who are actually learning from the students. You may still see students who come to the media center to sit quietly to work or study but they often times have earbuds in and are listening to music or electronic lectures or presentations.While more and more students are coming to the media center in their free time, media specialists are spending more and more time away from it. When I was a student, my teachers would take us to the library (usually early in the school year) to get a tutorial on how to locate resources
and books. That was about the only time I ever heard from our librarian (unless she was shushing me). Now, media specialists are spending a bulk of their time in classrooms doing presentations on how to locate information as well as present it. They are also meeting with teachers during their planning periods to help them incorporate more literacy tools into their instructional techniques and strategies. Media specialists are no longer seen only when a trip is made to the library. Today, they are some of the most recognizable people in the school because they are “out and about” so often.As trends in media centers continue to change, it is important to be sure to provide support and a v a i l a b i l i t y to our media s p e c i a l i s t s . That support may be found in the form of financial support. In order to keep up with or stay ahead of trends in literacy, it is important to allocate appropriate funding for your media center. This is often a daunting task, especially when faced with economic distress or budget cuts. It is also important to allow your media specialists the
freedom and the trust to try new things. Some may succeed and some may fail. However, some of the best lessons learned come from some of our most significant failures, but it’s the drive and the passion to try new things that will keep the media center thriving and active. After all, if you want your “heartbeat” to be strong and healthy, you have to take care of it.Best wishes for a productive and wonderful 2014-2015 school year!
Where
?is your
HeartbeatKeith Price
Assistant Superintendent for SchoolsRichland School District Two
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From the SCASL Advocacy Committee…Welcome to the New Year! Please consider applying for our mini-grant!
SCASL is providing funding for teacher librarian presentations at SC educational conferences during the 2014-2015 school year to advocate for teacher/teacher librarian collaborations, reading programs, and other benefits of media programs. The funds available may be used to pay for expenses including registration and one night hotel stay (maximum $250). Teacher librarians may apply for one SC Conference Presentation Mini-Grant per SCASL membership year.APPLY ONLINE – http://tinyurl.com/mmjmq9z
Requirements of SC Conference Presentations Mini-Grant: • Be a current member of SCASL • Submit an application for SC Conference
Presentation Mini-Grant • Submit confirmation of presentation proposal
acceptance from educational conference• Submit photo evidence of educational conference
presentation • Submit a proposal for SCASL conference upon
receipt of mini-grant
Grants will be issued during each year (June-July). One mini-grant will be awarded for each SC educator per conference on a first come, first served basis.
REQUIREMENTS: I. Presenters
Library Media SpecialistName of Library Media Specialist, School District, School Name,
School Address, Email Address, Telephone NumberClassroom Teacher Co-Presenter (if applicable)Name of Teacher, Subject & Grade, School District, School Name,
School Address, Email Address, Telephone Number
II. ConferenceName of Conference, Date, Location, Cost for Registration, Cost
of Housing (if applicable)
III. Session Title of Session, Brief Description of Session (25-50 words), Grade
Level
IV. Session DemographicsSubject Area, Intended Audience, Standards Addressed (SC State
Standards, AASL Learning Standards, Common Core, ISTE NETS, etc.)
V. Library AdvocacyPlease describe how your presentation fosters learning for
students, promotes collaboration between the library media specialist & teacher and advocates for the library program.
APPLY ONLINE – http://tinyurl.com/mmjmq9z
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2014-2015 SCASL ConferencePresentation Mini-Grant
CONFERENCE* DATE(S) LOCATIONSC EdTech Oct 29-31, 2014 Greenville, SCSC Council of International Reading Association Feb 19-21, 2015 Myrtle Beach, SCSC Council for the Social Studies Oct 3-4, 2014 Columbia, SCSC Council for Teachers of Mathematics Nov 7, 2014 Myrtle Beach, SCSC Foreign Language Association Feb 7, 2015 Lexington, SCCarolina Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Nov 5-7 2014 Wilmington, NCSC Council of Teachers of English Jan 30-31, 2015 Kiawah Island, SCSC Association of School Administrators Sept 25-26, 2014 Greenville, SCSC Council for Exceptional Children Feb 5-7, 2015 Myrtle Beach, SCSC Middle School Association March 3-8, 2015 Myrtle Beach, SC
The following is a suggested list of upcoming 2014-2015 educational conferences in which SCASL is seeking presenters:
* You are encouraged to follow organizational sites for details on these upcoming conferences. SCASL does not take responsibility for any organizational information and/or changes.
Media Center Messenger September 2014
Kitt Lisenby, Media Specialist of the Year
Making a Difference
It’s hard to believe that I am beginning my 15th year as a media specialist and my 35th year as an educator, but the calendar does not lie. The old adage, “Time flies when you are having fun” definitely rings true because I have to say that I have enjoyed my career in education. One of the greatest joys in those years was being notified by Cindy Symonds that I had been selected as Media Specialist of the Year. Honestly? I feel like I do what every media specialist does in SC, and there are those who do a better job than me. But, I did go through the process of completing the application on the website and videoing a lesson, which was not painful
or that time-consuming. One of the biggest benefits of that process was the opportunity for me to reflect on the things going on in our media center and what I could do better. Let’s face it. We are the best advocates for our library programs and what we can do for our stakeholders. Fortunately, I have tremendous support from my district and school administration, and the faculty/staff at CRMS are very involved in our media program. We have all worked hard to create a reading culture at our school, and that is one of the biggest accomplishments in my career. I love my job! Is it always easy? No, but being the best media specialist I can be is one way I can make a difference in the lives of those in my school and community. I would encourage you to look at the application process at scasl.net and complete it before the deadline. I hope you have a wonderful school year!
“We have all worked hard to create a reading culture at our school, and that is one of the biggest accomplishments in my career. I love my job!”
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Susan Dicey, Media Specialist, Hillcrest Middle School
Novice No More
I have been to conferences before. We all have. SCASL, EdTech, IRA, Middle School Curriculum conferences. I even attended AASL this past November in Hartford, CT. So I thought I was ready for ISTE 2014 in Atlanta. I downloaded the app (so trendy), chose my sessions, favorite speakers, the vendors I absolutely had to visit. I hiked to the opening keynote to hear Ashley Judd’s heartrending story of love and encouragement. Then the fun really began—vendors, tech playgrounds, Blogger’s Café, Sandbox, EdTech Karaoke. And here is my first Tweet.
ISTE 2014 was overwhelming, mind-blowing and phenomenal. 16,000 attendees. Over 800 sessions. From
big name vendors—Google, HP, Pearson, Follett, Mackin to startups with mini circuit kits, 3D printers and every concept of virtual teaching, professional development possible. Trying to make sense of all of the ideas thrown at me meant I had to narrow down my focus. So I know there will be much missing from the conference experience in the following notes.What did I bring away with me and what will stick in this overloaded brain? ISTE focuses on the big thoughts and concepts of the future in education merging with the future in technology. Presenters and vendor
emphasized Blended Learning in all of its many formats. What is Blended Learning? I had to ask because it seemed to be a term thrown out by everyone at ISTE. Blended
Learning is any type of learning that encompasses more than one type of teaching. Traditional lecture format
intermingled with interactive white boards is blended learning. So is a flipped classroom format where a teacher uses recorded lessons with students who then practice the work in class. Or virtual schools with students learning on their own but monitored by a teacher.Digital citizenship was another big topic. Teaching students and teachers how to use the internet and technology in an ethical, secure manner was the subject of numerous poster sessions, vendor offerings and discussions. Common Sense Media is a non-profit organization with free resources and curriculum on cyber-bullying, digital literacy and safety. They just launched a site named Graphite.org that rates and evaluates websites and apps for educational purposes. Students from New Zealand and Mexico presented poster sessions on internet safety and mentoring younger students as those students used the web.The Maker Movement!! It is everywhere. Session after session was based on the idea of students making
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and tinkering with items. And session after session was full. Remember the 16,000 people? They all wanted to go to the same sessions I did. The making part of a Makerspace can be high tech with 3D printers, coding or building circuits using littlebits kits. Or it can be low tech with knitting, duct tape projects, origami, art or pottery. Music was a big topic as presenters showed iPads being used as bands, connecting drum kits to a tablet or how music draws out special needs students. Google had a virtual Maker camp this summer with each week utilizing a different theme and ideas every day to encourage creativity. (makercamp.com) I pinned the ideas from the camp so I could jog my memory when I needed an idea for later. 3D printers are coming down in price to the point that Kickstarter has some startups for $250.00. Genius hours, coding days (code.org), building in time for failures on a project, all of these ideas were discussed and encouraged.Wearable technology was a big hit. Informal sessions were held in the Sandbox with 8 presentations at a time on a particular topic. I tried on a pair of Google Glasses and experienced the effect of taking photos by tapping on the temple of the glasses. One company had an app that tracked the attention span of a student as they read passages and would signal which passages needed to be reread.Curation was a buzz word used often. Symbaloo is an example of a site that lets you easily build web mixes on topics. I am now a Certified PG Symbaloo trainer and absolutely love the product. Scoopit, pearltrees.com and Pinterest are all ways educators are compiling websites, articles, graphics and videos to use in teaching.What else? Professional Learning Networks (PLN) and how people are building virtual PLNs using Twitter, Gaggle, Symbaloo and Feedly was a prominent topic of discussion. No excuse any more for not staying
current in your professions—except that you might have a life outside of school. Augmented Reality programs using apps such as Aurasma to interest students in science. And eBook rentals are on the horizon. Lerner and Brain Hive are offering programs where essentially you put down a deposit and then rent the books as needed. You are not locked into multiple copies of titles forever as they go out of favor (Twilight, anyone?) and teachers can fine tune what they need in the classroom, changing titles as the curriculum changes. Want to attend a conference that is like no other? Where you cannot possibly say there are no sessions interesting to you or you have heard it all? Go to ISTE. There was more, so much more that I could share but the actual experience of the people and their enthusiasm is difficult to convey. I plan on saving my pennies and making plans to attend again. Until then, I still have videos to watch and websites to explore.
Have time to play around with new websites and ideas? Here are some suggestions.
• Thinglink• Curriculet• Tinker Pad• Comic Life• Thingaverse• Booktrack• ClassFlow• Graphite
BE DARINGGwyneth Jones shows you howto amp up your library practice by sharing 10 easy ways to supercharge and transform your library.
Exhibit hall sneak peak
Wednesday 3:00-4:30
Free registration for retired
SCASL members with ten
consecutive years of
membership.
Project Connect panel
discussion
sponsored by Follett
Exhibit hall grand opening
and SCASL birthday
bash with superhero
photo ops and a big
birthday cake
Pamper yourself area
in the exhibit hall
BE CONNECTEDCome to the 40th Annual SCASL Conference and meet our super heroes:
In addition to Alice Ozma, Gwyneth Jones and Jennifer LaGarde, SCASL welcomes:• AASL President - Terri Grief• Librarian & Author Nancy Keane• Sara Pennypacker - author of the Clementine series and Summer of the Gypsy Moths• Sharon Flake - author of Pinned and The Unstoppable Octobia May• Alan Gratz - author of The League of Seven and Prisoner B-3087• Sharon Dennis Wyeth - author of The Granddaughter Necklace and Something Beautiful• Jewell Parker Rhodes - author of Sugar and Ninth Ward• Steven Sheinkin - author of Bomb and The Port Chicago 50 Disaster• Megan Miranda - author of Fracture and Hysteria• Geo� Rodkey - author of Deadweather and Sunrise and New Lands• Jessica Khoury - author of Origin and Vitro• Chris Grabenstein - author of Escape from Mr. Limoncello’s Library and The Black Heart Crypt• Dave McDonald - author of Hamster Sam• Myra McEntire - author of Hourglass and Timepiece• Carrie Ryan - author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth and The Dead Tossed Waves• Annette Laing - author of The Snipesville Chronicles
www.scasl.net/conference
LOOK... In the LIBRARY
In the MEDIA CENTERIn the LEARNING COMMONS
In the CLASSROOM
In schools across South CarolinaIt’s a READER... It’s a LEADER
It’s a BLOGGER and a TWEETER
It’s the SCHOOL LIBRARIAN!
Yes! It’s the school librarian!A unique and powerful force in the field of education
who leads schools with powers and abilitiesthat empower students and teachers.
The School Librarian, who can connect readers with booksin a single bound, deliver outstanding professional development
at the speed of light, demystify and apply new technologies using only one hand, and who fights a never-ending battle for
student learning and literacy.
BE BRAVE
Library Girl Jennifer LaGarde
will show you how
to tame the data monster
and collect,
connect and share
your school
library data.
NEW FOR 2015
BE INSPIRED Attend Alice Ozma’s keynote
and learn how reading
impacted this young
author’s life.
Sharon Flake (author of Pinned)and Sara Pennypacker
(author of Summer of the Gypsy Moths)will be speaking at
the Author Celebration.
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BE DARINGGwyneth Jones shows you howto amp up your library practice by sharing 10 easy ways to supercharge and transform your library.
Exhibit hall sneak peak
Wednesday 3:00-4:30
Free registration for retired
SCASL members with ten
consecutive years of
membership.
Project Connect panel
discussion
sponsored by Follett
Exhibit hall grand opening
and SCASL birthday
bash with superhero
photo ops and a big
birthday cake
Pamper yourself area
in the exhibit hall
BE CONNECTEDCome to the 40th Annual SCASL Conference and meet our super heroes:
In addition to Alice Ozma, Gwyneth Jones and Jennifer LaGarde, SCASL welcomes:• AASL President - Terri Grief• Librarian & Author Nancy Keane• Sara Pennypacker - author of the Clementine series and Summer of the Gypsy Moths• Sharon Flake - author of Pinned and The Unstoppable Octobia May• Alan Gratz - author of The League of Seven and Prisoner B-3087• Sharon Dennis Wyeth - author of The Granddaughter Necklace and Something Beautiful• Jewell Parker Rhodes - author of Sugar and Ninth Ward• Steven Sheinkin - author of Bomb and The Port Chicago 50 Disaster• Megan Miranda - author of Fracture and Hysteria• Geo� Rodkey - author of Deadweather and Sunrise and New Lands• Jessica Khoury - author of Origin and Vitro• Chris Grabenstein - author of Escape from Mr. Limoncello’s Library and The Black Heart Crypt• Dave McDonald - author of Hamster Sam• Myra McEntire - author of Hourglass and Timepiece• Carrie Ryan - author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth and The Dead Tossed Waves• Annette Laing - author of The Snipesville Chronicles
www.scasl.net/conference
LOOK... In the LIBRARY
In the MEDIA CENTERIn the LEARNING COMMONS
In the CLASSROOM
In schools across South CarolinaIt’s a READER... It’s a LEADER
It’s a BLOGGER and a TWEETER
It’s the SCHOOL LIBRARIAN!
Yes! It’s the school librarian!A unique and powerful force in the field of education
who leads schools with powers and abilitiesthat empower students and teachers.
The School Librarian, who can connect readers with booksin a single bound, deliver outstanding professional development
at the speed of light, demystify and apply new technologies using only one hand, and who fights a never-ending battle for
student learning and literacy.
BE BRAVE
Library Girl Jennifer LaGarde
will show you how
to tame the data monster
and collect,
connect and share
your school
library data.
NEW FOR 2015
BE INSPIRED Attend Alice Ozma’s keynote
and learn how reading
impacted this young
author’s life.
Sharon Flake (author of Pinned)and Sara Pennypacker
(author of Summer of the Gypsy Moths)will be speaking at
the Author Celebration.
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Lorena Swetnam
Banned Books Week
Artwork Courtesy of the American Library Association
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an event I think about at the beginning of each school year. This year BBW will be celebrated September 21-27, 2014. BBW is an opportunity to celebrate the right to read at your library. I had someone tell me my first year in the library that they didn’t celebrate BBW because they did not want folks to know which books in the collection have been challenged or banned in other libraries. This seemed like a safe approach my first year in the media center. But after that first year, I realized that I wanted our students, parents and staff to know which books have been challenged and/or banned from libraries and bookstores. I wanted students and teachers to question why this happens and know that censorship happens in libraries and bookstores. I create a display
in our library using the resource lists available on the American Library Association (ALA) website.
Students gather around the display, ask questions and eventually walk away with a book to check out. Teachers are always my favorites because they are usually shocked to find out their favorite childhood book made it on the ‘list.’ I encourage you to create a BBW display this year in your library. Share your pictures and activities for BBW on our SCASL Facebook
and SCASL website. Perhaps there is a librarian out there unsure if she/he should celebrate BBW. Your pictures and ideas may be the motivation they need.
For more information and resources, check out these links:http://www.bannedbooksweek.org
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweekhttp://www.scoop.it/t/intellectual-freedom-by-lswet
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What better way to say thank you to a colleague, peer, administrator or supporter than to nominate him/her for an award sponsored by the SCASL Awards Committee. The nomination deadline is December 1, 2014. Please consider submitting a nomination for one or more of the following awards:
Media Specialist of the Year – This award honors a full-time media specialist on the basis of exemplary programs as well as active participation and service to SCASL and other related organizations. It is sponsored by Follett Library Resources and includes a $500 cash award.
Distinguished Service Award – This award honors an individual or an organization for contributions to SCASL and school media programs throughout the state of South Carolina.
Administrator of the Year – This award honors an administrator at the school, district, or state level whose vision and leadership has made a substantial contribution to libraries and librarianship in a school or school district.
Nancy Jane Day Scholarship – This award provides a SCASL member with reimbursement for the cost of one successfully completed college course taken to improve job performance or to complete a graduate degree in library science.
Media Paraprofessional of the Year – This award honors the exemplary performance of a paraprofessional who directly supports the media profession at the school or district level.
Margaret Ehrhardt Student Scholarship – This award provides a scholarship to a graduating media center volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to South Carolina school librarianship, school library services, or SCASL.
SCASL Honor Roll nominees are recognized in the Media Center Messenger and the conference program. They will receive a certificate of merit, and a letter of commendation will be sent to their supervisor, superintendent or school board.
More information as well as submission directions can be found by visiting the Awards page at www.scasl.net. Remember, the deadline for all submissions is December 1, 2014.
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Anne Lemieux, Jennifer Tazerouti and I had the privilege of attending ALA in Las Vegas in June. Kathy Sutusky was able to join us as well. We heard authors such as Jane Fonda, Stan Lee, Philippe Petit, Jane McGonigal among others and were able to meet and get autographs of some of our favorites. I also attended the AASL best Apps and Websites and “Moving your Library Program Forward” sessions, which were great learning experiences. During the AASL Affiliate Assembly meetings, concerns and commendations were discussed. Our region’s concerns about strengthening the bonds between our state associations and AASL and performance evaluations of school librarians were moved forward to the AASL Board. We will find out at ALA midwinter the Board’s response. These meetings are excellent ways to connect with our sister associations and find out what is going on in other states. We did find out that our dues, summer institute, conference, etc., were in line with what others in our region are doing.
Save the Date for 2015
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Diana T. Carr, SCASL President 2014-2015
ALA Update
SUPERHERO!SUPERHERO!SUPERHERO!
The SCASL Elections committee is seeking nominations for the 2015– 2016 Slate of Officers (President Elect and Secretary) and three Election Committee Member-at-Large positions. Elections will be held during the March 2015 SCASL Annual Business Meeting at the conference in Columbia. Nominees must reside and/or work in South Carolina and be members of SCASL.
President Elect: The President Elect is a three-year commitment and requires previous Board of Directors service. Personal membership in ALA and AASL for the duration of your service as an officer is also required.
Year One Duties (President Elect):• Plans the SCASL 2016 Annual Conference and selects the major speakers for the 2017 conference. • SCASL sends you to ALA Annual (June 25-June 30, 2015) in San Francisco, CA to observe the AASL
Affiliate Assembly and scout for conference speakers, authors, and vendors.• SCASL sends you to AASL Conference (October 15-18, 2015) in Columbus, OH to scout for speakers,
authors, and vendors.• SCASL sends you to ALA Midwinter Meeting (January 8-12, 2016) in Boston, MA to represent SCASL at
the AASL Affiliate Assembly.• SCASL sends you to ALA Annual (June 23-June 28, 2016) in Orlando, FL to observe the AASL Affiliate
Assembly and scout for conference speakers, authors, and vendors.Year Two Duties (President):• Presides over Executive Committee and Board of Directors Meetings.• SCASL sends you to ALA Midwinter Meeting (January 20-24, 2017) in Atlanta, GA to represent SCASL at
the AASL Affiliate Assembly.• SCASL sends you to ALA Annual (June 22-June 27, 2017) in Chicago, IL to observe the AASL Affiliate
Assembly and scout for conference speakers, authors, and vendors.Year Three Duties (Past President):• Chairs the Elections Committee.• Chairs the SCASL 2020 annual conference site selection task force.
Secretary: The Secretary serves a two-year term from July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2017, and is responsible for recording and drafting minutes of all official business meetings of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and membership.
SCASL Election Committee Member-at-Large: The SCASL Election Committee is responsible for vetting candidates for offices available and the members-at-large for the Election Committee; seeking approval of election slates from the SCASL Board of Directors; and ensuring that the membership is notified of the slates prior to the election. Historically, Election Committees have met electronically to conduct business.
Nominations, including self-nominations, must be made in writing to Anne C. Lemieux no later than October 15, 2015. All members are urged to participate in the 2015 election process. You can participate by nominating members and by agreeing to serve in one of these capacities if asked.
Send Nominations to:Anne C. Lemieux
email: [email protected] or or mail to: 35 Lone Oak, Elgin, SC 29045
Nominations must be received no later than October 15th.
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Regional News
Anderson 4 New Hires:• Jamie Gaines, Townville Elementary• Lindsey McKay, Pendleton ElementaryPersonnel Changes:• Amy Marshall, Transfer, Mt. Lebanon Elementary
Anderson 5New Hires:• Ms. Tara Jenness, New Prospect STEM Academy • Ms. Christina King, Homeland Park Primary • Ms. Wendy Nix, McLees Academy of Leadership • Dr. Veta New, Executive Director of Career and Technical
Education and the media specialists’ new district office liaison
Region 1B:Cherokee, Greenville, Spartanburg
GreenvilleRetired: • Joan Gilreath, Mountain View Elementary • Carolyn Page, Cherrydale Elementary • Debbie Maddox, Lake Forest ElementaryNew Hires: • Joy Rohrbaugh, Fisher Middle • Regina Joseph, League Academy• Laura Griner, Armstrong Elementary • Amanda Jackson, Gateway Elementary • Melanie Kloak, Lake Forest Elementary • Kayce Clark White, Mountain View Elementary• Gaelyn Jenkins, Riverside MiddlePersonnel Changes:• Andi Fansher moved to the library at Wade Hampton High
School.• Gaelyn Jenkins returns to Greenville County at Riverside
Middle.Special Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Janet Allen, media specialist at Greenville High School,
was awarded the Robbie Van Pelt Grant for this upcoming school year. She will use the funds to purchase a school site license for Noodle Tools. Noodle Tools is a student research platform that integrates citations, Google docs, and organizational tools.
• Susan Dicey attended ISTE 2014 this summer on a travel grant.
Region 1A:Anderson, Oconee, Pickens
Anderson 1New Hires:• Martha Taylor, Wren Middle School• Laura (Jo) Evans, Palmetto Middle• Katie Wesolek, Cedar Grove.Personnel Changes:• Tamara Cox leaves Palmetto Middle’s Library to take on a
district level Instructional Technology position.• Jean Rauton, former media specialist from Cedar Grove
Elementary retired in June and is now working at Anderson University.
Special Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Carla Nash - Teacher of the Year - West Pelzer Elementary
Anderson 2New Hires:• Mikki Blankenship, Belton Middle School Grants:• Kate Byrd, librarian at Belton Elementary School, received
a grant from the WebbCraft Family Foundation to purchase iPad Minis to use in the classroom.
Anderson 3New Hires:• Amy Russell, Starr-Iva MiddlePersonnel Changes:• Tracey Burel, SC Vocational Rehabilitation Center in
Greenwood, SC
Carla Nash, Teacher of the Year
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Regional News
• The 14-15 GCMS (Greenville Council of Media Specialists) Board members are: President - Kelly Knight (Fork Shoals School); Vice President - Eileen Conway (Augusta Circle ES); Secretary - Kriss Kirdindoll (Bethel ES); Treasurer - Misty Gosnell (Hillcrest HS); Grants Committee – Deanna McCarrell (Travelers Rest HS), Susan Dicey (Hillcrest MS), Pam Maggio (Rudolph Gordon ES); Elementary Representative – Denise McWhorter (Paris ES); Middle Representative – Kathleen Carey (Greenville Academy); High Representative – Sandy Brundage (Woodmont HS).
Spartanburg 1Retired:• Beth Kennerly, Media Specialist, 33 years at New Prospect
Elementary (Beth will continue service as 4K Assistant at Holly Springs Elementary in the district.)
New Hires: • Jill Tyner, New Prospect Elementary• Angela Moore, Landrum Middle
Spartanburg 6New Hires:• Lori Willis-Richards, Lone Oak Elementary• Elizabeth Graham, Woodland Heights Elementary• Brandy Rollins, Arcadia Elementary• Rebecca Johnson, West View ElementarySpecial Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Cathy Jo Nelson was selected to attend the Google Teacher
Academy in Atlanta, GA this past summer. She is now a Google Certified Teacher.
Spartanburg 7New Hire:• Stefania Hiltgen, Carver MiddlePersonnel Changes:• Ashley Layne, Spartanburg HighSpecial Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Elizabeth Graham, former Media Assistant from E.P. Todd,
was recognized as Support Person of the Year for E.P. Todd School. Elizabeth is moving to Spartanburg 6 in a professional role as school librarian at Woodland Heights Elementary.
• Wendy Rollins, Media Specialist and Technology Integration Specialist was recognized as Teacher of the Year for E.P. Todd School.
Region 2:Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
AbbevilleRetired:• Ms. Nancy Taylor, John C. Calhoun Elementary New Hire:• Joan Jordan, John C. Calhoun ElementarySpecial Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Kim Ware, Library Media Specialist, was named Teacher of
the Year for 2014-15 for Cherokee Trail Elementary School.
Greenwood 50Special Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Greta Flynn presented “Flipping the Library” at ISTE 2014
in Atlanta in June.
Laurens 55Retired: • Rhonda Harman, Hickory Tavern ElementaryPersonnel Changes: • Amy Adams, Ford ElementarySpecial Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Kim Ware, Media Specialist at Cherokee Trail Elementary-
was named Teacher of the Year 2014-2015.
McCormick CountyNew Hires: • Sarah Bailey, McCormick Elementary and Middle SchoolPersonnel Changes:• Beverly Hall, Library Media Specialist at McCormick
Elementary and Middle Schools will now be serving as the McCormick County School District Technology Director and Library Media Specialist at McCormick High School.
Wendy Rollins, LMS, Doctor Marc
Zachary, former principal of E.P.
Todd, and Elizabeth Graham, CLer, E.P.
Todd
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Region 3:Chester, Lancaster, Union, York
LancasterNew Hires: • Mike LeRoy, Harrisburg Elementary (new school)• Meredith Herchek, McDonald Green Elementary School• Pamela (PJ) Frick, Indian Land Elementary School Personnel Changes:• Ann Tillman, Buford Elementary• Audrey Allman joined us from IT at District Office to work
at Discovery School.• Jennifer Prete moved to an IT position at the District Office.• Shannon Griffin transferred to Chesterfield County.
York 1 -YorkNew Hires:• Robin Clinton, York Middle School• Renee Comer, Jefferson Elementary School
York County 3 - Rock HillNew Hire:• Tenley Middleton, India Hook ElementarySpecial Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Cathy Poole, Teacher of the Year, Lesslie Elementary
Region 4A:Fairfield, Lexington 1-4, Newberry
Lexington 1Retired:• Susan Cathy, Midway Elementary• Susan Mitton, Gilbert ElementaryNew Hires:• Merri Anna Allred, Deerfield Elementary• Sherrell Stepp, Gilbert Primary• Susan DuBose, Lexington Elementary• Emily Black, Midway Elementary• Becky Love, Rocky Creek Elementary• Melanie Wyndham, White Knoll Elementary• Adina Wilson, White Knoll HighPersonnel Changes:• Janet Boltjes, Lexington High• Sherell Stepp, Gilbert Primary• Patrick Hanks, Lexington
One Director of Instructional Technology, is now the district Media Specialists’ Coordinator.
Special Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Valerie Byrd Fort spent the summer working at EdVenture
Children’s Museum as part of their Maker Corps.
Region 4B:Richland 1-2, Richland/Lexington 5, USC-SLIS
Richland OneRetired:• Chyrl Curtis, Gadsden Elementary• Brenda Milton, South Kilbourne Elementary• Kathy Carson, Alcorn Middle• Jane Speight, WA Perry Middle New Hires:• Susan Lewis, Greenview
Elementary• Laura Holladay, Webber
Elementary• Neely Swygert, Gadsden
Elementary• Jennifer Pinckney, South
Kilbourne Elementary• Konni Shier, Heyward
Gibbes Middle• Cynthia Shell, WA Perry Middle• Russ Conrath, AC Flora High• Crystal Tulloss, Sandel Elementary• Anthony McKissick, Hyatt Park Elementary Personnel Changes• Sherry Shewmaker, Alcorn Middle• Angie Enlow, Pine Grove ElementarySpecial Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Ida Thompson has been selected to serve on the Coretta
Scott King Award Jury and the leader of the AASL Supervisors’ Section.• Ida Thompson - Inaugural winner of the Peggy Parish Award• 17 Richland One Information Technology Specialists have had their lesson plan accepted to the AASL Lesson Plan database.
Valerie Byrd Fort working with students at EdVenture
New staff in Richland One
Lexington 1 new hires with Patrick Hanks, district media
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Richland 2Retired:• Lyn King, Richland Northeast High SchoolNew Hires:• Sara Rowe, Richland Northeast High School• Randall Reed, Ridgeview High School• Marinelo Ortuno, Langford Elementary• Brianna Bizarro, Windsor Elementary• Elizabeth Blalock, Rice Creek Elementary School• Jennifer Lanier, secondary, and Cindy Symonds, elementary,
have been hired to represent our media specialists at the district level.
Personnel Changes• Shannon Ryan, transferred to Lake Carolina Upper
Elementary
Lexington/Richland 5Special Recognition:• Jessica Felker Wheeler
(Nursery Road Elementary, Columbia, SC) attended the Discovery Educators’ Summer Institute in Nashville, TN July 13-18. The technology conference was located on the campus of Vanderbilt University. Attendees took part in an intense week of professional development. Some of the activities included: touring historic Nashville, working on service projects, participating in a Maker Faire, hearing from nationally known speakers such as Dr. Lodge McCammon and Lance Rougeaux, participating in an Amazing Race-type game which included geo-caching, and many more technology-related activities. One of the highlights of Jessica’s experience was meeting Kathy Schrock.
USC-SLISNew Hire:• Professor Heather
Moorefield-Lang, College of Library and Information Science
Dr. Heather Moorefield Lang, USC
Region 5A:Aiken, Barnwell, BambergAiken
Retired: • Mary Ann Hinson, JD Lever ElementaryNew Hires:• Faith Barber, JD Lever Elementary• Amelia Clark, Gloverville Elementary• Nikkie Mock, Clearwater Elementary
Region 6:Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
Kershaw CountyNew Hires:• Donna Myles, Jackson Elementary• Tara Ussery, Pine Tree Elementary• Caitin Stalker, Midway ElementarySpecial Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Thanks to a travel grant from the
SC State Library, Betsy Long, of Doby’s Mill Elementary School, attended nErDCamp Michigan (edcamp with a literacy focus) July 7 & 8. Donalyn Miller was the keynote speaker. Mrs. Long led a session on “Creating Reading Excitement Through School-Wide Programming.”
SumterNew Hires:• Ronda Speed, Sumter High School• Elma Strong, Alice Drive Middle School• Lessie Bernshouse, Millwood Elementary• Kent Singleton, Rafting Creek and Delaine Elementary
Schools• Michael Duffy, Kingsbury Elementary• Lindsey Yaroch, Ebenezer Middle School
Betsy leading her Nerdcamp sessionJessica Felker Wheeler with Kathy Schrock at DENSI
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Region 7:Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
DarlingtonNew Hire:• Mary Beth Grice, Cain Elementary and Brunson-Dargan
Elementary
Florence 1 Retired:• Susie Jackson, Sneed Middle New Hires:• Barbara Green, Sneed Middle• Laura Ward, Greenwood Elementary
MarionRetired:• Anna Nolan, Easterling PrimaryPersonnel Changes:• Hope Jackson, Easterling Primary• Sylvia Elkins, Marion Intermediate School• Willie White will split time between McCormick Elementary
and North Mullins Primary Region 8:Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
GeorgetownPersonnel Changes:• Jenny Cox is leaving Kensington Elementary and moving to
a district job as elementary tech. coach.
HorryRetired:• Roberta Castle, Aynor Middle • Sherrie Gore, Myrtle Beach Elementary New Hires: • Danielle West, Aynor Middle• Pamela Hornbeck, Myrtle Beach Elementary• Tim Nesbit, Carolina Forest High• Collins Faulk, Loris ElementarySpecial Recognitions/Grants/Awards:• Melanie Gentzler, Forestbrook Middle School, is a certified
Commonsense Media Educator with Graphite.
Region 9A:Berkeley, Dorchester
Dorchester 2New Hires:• Pam Nichols, Joe Pye Elementary • Jennifer Traeger, Ashley Ridge High • Patricia Hoff, Fort Dorchester High Personnel Changes:• Tabitha Hattabaugh, Gregg Middle • Julie Mise, Summerville Elementary
Region 10:Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper
JasperNew Hires:• Felicia Jordan, Hardeeville Elementary, Media Clerk
With Facebook, Twitter, Pinterst, and our newly revised SCASL.net website, we have many avenues available to share regional news. Future regional news collected will be shared in those spaces, as they are better equipped to include video and or picture links, and can be shared in a more timely manner. We look forward to sharing the many items sent in to the regional news in those spaces already equipped with a social facet, designed for interaction, commenting, and enjoyment. Fu
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BANNED BOOK WEEKSeptember 21-27, 2014
SC EDTECH CONFERENCEOctober 29-31, 2014, Greenville, SC
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SCASL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGNovember 15, 2014
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READ ACROSS AMERICA DAYMarch 3, 2015
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